Native and exotic plant species respond differently to wildfire and prescribed fire as revealed by meta-analysis

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 102-113

  Alba, Christina ^a   Skálová, Hana ^a   Mcgregor, Kirsty F ^a,b   D'Antonio, Carla ^c   Pyšek, Petr ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological invasion; Disturbance regime; Fire management; Plant community; Plant performance; Resource availability; Ruderal; Species richness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911994263     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvs.12212     Document Type: Article

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